Polybranchia burni, Medrano & Krug & Gosliner & Kumar & Valdés, 2019
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publication ID |
B97B947-E1BA-41DD-AD01-C4C464447E48 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B97B947-E1BA-41DD-AD01-C4C464447E48 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B34269-FFEF-FF8E-FEC5-2510FB26FE61 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Polybranchia burni |
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sp. nov. |
POLYBRANCHIA BURNI View in CoL SP. NOV.
( FIGS 2, 3, 6E, 17)
Type material
Holotype: Neds Beach , Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 12 April 2011, ~40-mm long, isolate Ps 709LIC ( AM C.469619).
Additional material examined
Lord Howe, Australia, tissue sample only, isolate 11How01 (AM tissue collection 54988).
Description
External morphology: Colour translucent with white patches formed of congregated dots between oral tentacles, below base of rhinophores and on pericardium. Rhinophores with several white papillae throughout and each with orange-red dot on dorsal tip. Each ceras with single, large, white papillate knob on dorso-medial surface; small orange-red dot near white knob on each large ceras ( Figs 6E, 17). Few cerata with faint, dark purple patches on ceratal margins ( Figs 6E, 17). Foot translucent with white dots.
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Australian Museum |
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